Configuration Prerequisites; Configuring An Mst Region - H3C S5600 SERIES Operation Manual

Enabling MSTP

Configuring an MST Region

Specifying the Current Switch as a Root
Bridge/Secondary Root Bridge
Configuring the Bridge Priority of the Current
Switch
Configuring How a Port Recognizes and
Sends MSTP Packets
Configuring the MSTP Operation Mode
Configuring the Maximum Hop Count of an
MST Region
Configuring the Network Diameter of the
Switched Network
Configuring the MSTP Time-related
Parameters
Configuring the Timeout Time Factor
Configuring the Maximum Transmitting Rate
on the Current Port
Configuring the Current Port as an Edge Port
Specifying Whether the Link Connected to a
Port Is Point-to-point Link
In a network containing switches with both GVRP and MSTP enabled, GVRP messages travel along
the CIST. If you want to advertise a VLAN through GVRP, be sure to map the VLAN to the CIST (MSTI
0) when configuring the VLAN-to-MSTI mapping table.

Configuration Prerequisites

The role (root, branch, or leaf) of each switch in each MSTI is determined.
Configuring an MST Region
Configuration procedure
Follow these steps to configure an MST region:
Task
Required
To prevent network topology jitter caused by other
related configurations, you are recommended to
enable MSTP after other related configurations are
performed.
Required
Required
Optional
The priority of a switch cannot be changed after the
switch is specified as the root bridge or a
secondary root bridge.
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
The default value is recommended.
Optional
The default values are recommended.
Optional
Optional
The default value is recommended.
Optional
Optional
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